A desktop pet for students
Student life swings between busy and lonely. A desktop pet is a little animated character that lives on your screen and keeps you quiet company through late nights and long study sessions. PebbletsIO is free to download, cheap to keep, and it never reads your screen or your notes.
Mac & Windows · free duck to start · buy any other once, keep forever
Why a companion helps
Studying alone is quiet. A desktop pet gives you a gentle sense of someone nearby without any pressure, a bit like revising next to a friend in the library. There are no tasks and no notifications. It just moves softly in the corner while you work.
It is easy on a student budget, too. The app is free with a free duck, and every other pet is a one-time purchase of a few dollars that stays yours forever. Nothing to renew each term. There is more in desktop pets for students and studying and focus.
Gentle ones to study with
All pets →Calm little companions that potter about without pulling your focus. The free duck is a lovely place to start.
Questions
What is a desktop pet?
A desktop pet is a small animated character that lives on your computer screen, on top of your normal work. It wanders around, reacts to what you are doing, and keeps you quiet company. PebbletsIO makes hand-crafted 3D desktop pets for Mac and Windows.
Is PebbletsIO free?
The app is free to download and comes with a free pet, Waddle the duck. The other companions are one-time purchases of a few dollars each. There is no subscription and no in-app currency.
Does it work on Mac and Windows?
Yes. PebbletsIO runs on macOS and Windows. On Mac it needs Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 14 Sonoma or newer. On Windows it needs Windows 10 (21H2) or Windows 11, 64-bit, with a DirectX 12 GPU.
Do I own my pets forever?
Yes. Every pet is a one-time purchase that stays yours for good. Buy it once and keep it forever, with no renewals and no subscription.
Will a desktop pet slow down my computer?
No. The pets are built to sit quietly in the background and use very little power. They idle gently, slow down when they are off screen, and never get in the way of your work.
Can PebbletsIO see my screen or my files?
No. PebbletsIO never reads your screen and never looks at your files. The pets react to simple things like whether music is playing, not to what is on your display.
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